WARFARE of Saints

WARFARE of Saints

WARFARE of Saints

1. Is not after the flesh # 2Co 10:3
2. Is a good warfare # 1Ti 1:18,19
3. Called the good fight of faith # 1Ti 6:12
4. IS AGAINST 4a) The devil

   # Ge 3:15 2Co 2:11 Eph 6:12 Jas 4:7 1Pe 5:8 Re 12:17

4b) The flesh # Ro 7:23 1Co 9:25-27 2Co 12:7 Ga 5:17 1Pe 2:11 4c) Enemies # Ps 38:19 56:2 59:3 4d) The world # Joh 16:33 1Jo 5:4,5 4e) Death # 1Co 15:26 Heb 2:14,15 5) Often arises from the opposition of friends or relatives # Mic 7:6 Mt 10:35,36 6) TO BE CARRIED ON 6a) Under Christ, as our captain # Heb 2:10 6b) Under the Lord’s banner # Ps 60:4 6c) With faith # 1Ti 1:18,19 6d) With a good conscience # 1Ti 1:18,19 6e) With steadfastness in the faith # 1Co 16:13 1Pe 5:9 Heb 10:23 6f) With earnestness # Jude 1:3 6g) With watchfulness # 1Co 16:13 1Pe 5:8 6h) With sobriety # 1Th 5:6 1Pe 5:8 6i) With endurance or hardness # 2Ti 2:3,10 6j) With self-denial # 1Co 9:25-27 6k) With confidence in God # Ps 27:1-3  6l) With prayer # Ps 35:1-3 Eph 6:18 6m) Without earthly entanglements # 2Ti 2:4 7) Mere professors do not maintain # Jer 9:3 8) SAINTS 8a) Are all engaged in # Php 1:30 8b) Must stand firm in # Eph 6:13,14 8c) Exhorted to diligence # 1Ti 6:12 Jude 1:3 8d) Encouraged in # Isa 41:11,12 51:12 Mic 7:8 1Jo 4:4 8e) Helped by God in # Ps 118:13 Isa 41:13,14 8f) Protected by God in # Ps 140:7 8g) Comforted by God in # 2Co 7:5,6 8h) Strengthened by God in # Ps 20:2 27:14 Isa 41:10 8i) Strengthened by Christ in # 2Co 12:9 2Ti 4:17 8j) Delivered by Christ in # 2Ti 4:18 8k) Thank God for victory in # Ro 7:25 1Co 15:57 9) ARMOUR FOR 9a) Girdle of truth # Eph 6:14 9b) Breastplate of righteousness # Eph 6:14 9c) Preparation of the gospel # Eph 6:15 9d) Shield of faith # Eph 6:16 9e) Helmet of salvation # Eph 6:17 1Th 5:8 9f) Sword of the Spirit # Eph 6:17 9g) Called armour of God # Eph 6:11 9h) Called armour of righteousness  # 2Co 6:7 9i) Called armour of light # Ro 13:12 9j) Not carnal # 2Co 10:4 9k) Mighty through God # 2Co 10:4,5 9l) The whole, is required # Eph 6:13 9m) Must be put on # Ro 13:12 Eph 6:11 9n) To be on right hand and left # 2Co 6:7 10) VICTORY IN, IS 10a) From God # 1Co 15:57 2Co 2:14 10b) Through Christ # Ro 7:25 1Co 15:27 2Co 12:9 Re 12:11 10c) By faith # Heb 11:33-37 1Jo 5:4,5 10d) Over the devil # Ro 16:20 1Jo 2:14 10e) Over the flesh # Ro 7:24,25 Ga 5:24 10f) Over the world # 1Jo 5:4,5 10g) Over all that exalts itself # 2Co 10:5 10h) Over death and the grave # Isa 25:8 26:19 Ho 13:14 1Co 15:54,55 10i) Triumphant # Ro 8:37 2Co 10:5 11) THEY WHO OVERCOME IN, SHALL 11a) Eat of the hidden manna # Re 2:17 11b) Eat of the tree of life # Re 2:7 11c) Be clothed in white raiment # Re 3:5 11d) Be pillars in the temple of God # Re 3:12 11e) Sit with Christ in his throne # Re 3:21 11f) Have a white stone, and, in it a new name written # Re 2:17  11g) Have power over the nations # Re 2:26 11h) Have the name of God written upon them by Christ # Re 3:12 11i) Have God as their God # Re 21:7 11j) Have the morning-star # Re 2:28 11k) Inherit all things # Re 21:7 11l) Be confessed by Christ before God the Father # Re 3:5 11m) Be sons of God # Re 21:7 11n) Not be hurt by the second death # Re 2:11 11o) Not have their names blotted out of the book of life # Re 3:5 12) Illustrated # Isa 9:5 Zec 10:5